southernwood Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun shrubby European wormwood naturalized in North America; sometimes used in brewing beer
    Artemisia abrotanum.

WordNet


South"ern*wood` noun
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A shrubby species of wormwood (Artemisia Abrotanum) having aromatic foliage. It is sometimes used in making beer.

Webster 1913